Unrealistic and challenging solution of peter singer
Unrealistic and challenging solution of Peter Singer
Can you imagine that if you do not donate to charity, people treat you as a murderer? Peter Albert David Singer is an Australian moral philosopher, professor at Princeton University and utilitarian, who fights against poverty. There is a side of society that often goes unseen by the middle and upper classes—a side ridden with poverty and misfortune. In “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” Singer calls on the prosperous to provide for the less fortunate. But this belief seems like a burden to the wealthy and justice is doubtful. Professor reveals that he donates to charity 20% of an income, but proposes people donate 40% and it makes the readers wonder. In the article, he attempts to convince Americans to donate more then they are giving away at this time. Singer’s solution is an absurd; because it can negatively affect the country’s economy, reduce people’s desire to work, and cause corruption among charity organizations. In the article, Peter Singer argues that there is no reason for Americans not to donate money to the needy when they can afford countless luxuries that are not essential to the preservation of their lives and health. Singer introduces the audience with two different situations trying to motivate the reader to donate money instantly. The first situation comes from a Brazilian film, “Central Station” in which a woman called Dora, a Kornev p.2 retired schoolteacher, has to persuade a homeless nine-years old boy to a family that will adopt him in order to make a thousand dollars. Dora delivers the boy into his new family and receives the thousand dollars. Afterwards, she is told that the boy was too old for adoption and will be killed. Therefore, realized that she is making a huge mistake, Dora rehabilitated and took the poor child back. This particular story, can serve as an example that the welfare is nothing compared
Can you imagine that if you do not donate to charity, people treat you as a murderer? Peter Albert David Singer is an Australian moral philosopher, professor at Princeton University and utilitarian, who fights against poverty. There is a side of society that often goes unseen by the middle and upper classes—a side ridden with poverty and misfortune. In “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” Singer calls on the prosperous to provide for the less fortunate. But this belief seems like a burden to the wealthy and justice is doubtful. Professor reveals that he donates to charity 20% of an income, but proposes people donate 40% and it makes the readers wonder. In the article, he attempts to convince Americans to donate more then they are giving away at this time. Singer’s solution is an absurd; because it can negatively affect the country’s economy, reduce people’s desire to work, and cause corruption among charity organizations. In the article, Peter Singer argues that there is no reason for Americans not to donate money to the needy when they can afford countless luxuries that are not essential to the preservation of their lives and health. Singer introduces the audience with two different situations trying to motivate the reader to donate money instantly. The first situation comes from a Brazilian film, “Central Station” in which a woman called Dora, a Kornev p.2 retired schoolteacher, has to persuade a homeless nine-years old boy to a family that will adopt him in order to make a thousand dollars. Dora delivers the boy into his new family and receives the thousand dollars. Afterwards, she is told that the boy was too old for adoption and will be killed. Therefore, realized that she is making a huge mistake, Dora rehabilitated and took the poor child back. This particular story, can serve as an example that the welfare is nothing compared